| 单词 | to stand neuter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stand neuter c. to stand neuter: to remain neutral, declare neutrality. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > be unbiased [verb (intransitive)] > be neutral to stand neuter1548 to swim between two waters (occasionally also streams)1553 neutrize1609 mediate1612 neutralize1642 (to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1830 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xiv Helpe hym, or elles stand neuter betwene both parties. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. ii. 362 The sword of the Magistrate cannot stand neuter. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 343 Cicero himself..seems to stand Neuter, and pronounces on no side. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 227 Had the Scots stood neuter. 1774 O. Goldsmith Grecian Hist. I. viii. 308 Those who had stood neuter took this occasion to declare against them. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea I. xiv. 211 His conscience being used to stand neuter in these mental conflicts. 1894 Dict. National Biogr. XXXVIII. 88/2 The earl attempted to stand neuter, with the usual result. 1932 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Compl. Poems I. 349 Remembrance o' the past, fancy o' the future. To memory and imagination you stand neuter. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。